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Tools & Materials Boring jig simplifies aligning drawer pulls Tad Lostlen of Precision Casewerk, a Southern California cabinet shop, has come up with an ingenious drawer and door pull positioning guide that doubles as a boring jig for 32mm cabinet construction. Lostlen's jig, called t11e True Position drill guide, consists of a sturdy aircraft aluminum T-square fitted with adjustable stops. Replaceable bushings in the stops and T-square accept a 5mm drill bit for precise boring. The scales, in inches and millimeters, are easy to read. The guide will center pulls on drawers up to 17 in. tall. It can be used on left- and right-facing doors. The jig can also be used to position 35mm hinge plate holes and bore 5mm shelf-pin holes. For boring shelf holes, order additional sliding guides. You can even use the guide to draw circles up to 12% in. radius. The True Precision drill guide costs about $120. For ordering information, call (888) 790-7565. -A.B. (continued) Hole-boring jig for hardware. The True Position drill guide simplifies aligning shelf pins and drawer and door pulls. It can also be used as a guide for 32mm cabinet construction. Low-cost stop block for chop saws If you use a miter saw for cabinet work and furniruremaking, a good fence and stop block can greatly increase the accura- cy and versatility of this tool. These accessories are as essential as a good rip fence on a tablesaw. An economical way to go is make your A gauge for stopped cuts. The Broset Precision Stop Block works with chop saws, radial-arm saws and tablesaw crosscut boxes. 100 FINE WOODWORKING own chop-saw station and fence out of wood, and order a Broset Precision Stop Block (see me photo at left). The stop block is manufactured out of square metal tubing and has a springloaded knob, two fine-adjusting screws and a pair of magnified hairline indicators. It is sized to fit a fence made of 2x4 stock. You can use me stop block as is or order self-stick rules Oeft-to-right or right-to-left reading) and place them on top of your shopmade fence. A few twists of me stop block's locking knob keeps me unit firmly in place. I've banged it with large pieces of lumber, and it has survived just fine. The Broset will also work on radial-arm saws, crosscut boxes on tablesaws or router fences. The Broset Precision Stop Block, which is manufactured in ew Zealand, is available from mail-order catalogs for about The self-stick rules can be purchased for about $7. -A.B. Depth stop for Forstners SlipStop is an adjustable tripod collar that can be secured anywhere along t11e shaft of a Forstner or MUltispur bit. In use, when the desired hole depm is reached, t11e tripod feet press up against gently, a you should over the shank SlipStop fits wim large bits, me plastic tripod feet will not mar a workpiece. SlipStops come in six sizes and will accommodate bits from the workpiece and stop Depth control. me bit's travel. If you drill of a Forstner bit, simplifying controlleddepth cuts. 9/16 in. to 21/8 in. dia. They cost about $10 to $11 each and are available from Woodworker's Supply (800-645-9292). -A.B. Pat Scruggs is a carpenter and cabinetmaker in Woodbury, Conn. Jeff Jewitt repairs and restores period furniture in North Royalton, Ohio. Anatole Burkin is an associate editor of FWW. Roland Johnson builds and restores furniture in St. Cloud, Minn.